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1	Fatal more books like this by Michael Palmer, M.D. add to wishlist A brash young male doctor and a female pathologist, both of whom have come to the same small West Virginia town in the wake of personal tragedies, discover a strange, terrifying disease afflicting the local population. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future more books like this by Jeff Goodell add to wishlist Despite a century-long legacy that has claimed millions of lives and ravaged the environment, coal as a fuel source is making a comeback. In a compelling blend of hard-hitting investigative reporting, history, and business analysis, this work illuminates the stark economic imperatives America faces. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminski: Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896 more books like this by Susan Campbell Bartoletti add to wishlist This book, written in diary form, tells the story of 14-year-old Annetka who lives in Sadowka, Poland in 1896 with her grandmother and little brother. Her life changes when her father says she must come to America and marry one of his co-workers. The diary tells the struggles of her everyday life as a young bride whose world will never be the same ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.25! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Clay's Quilt more books like this by Silas House add to wishlist Clay Sizemore searches for a meaningful life in a Kentucky mining town, where he falls in love with young fiddle-player whose husband abuses her. At the same time, Clay strives to find out more about his mother, who died young and left him nothing but a boxful of her belongings. see all copies from $2.25! new only from $4.21! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Women in Love more books like this by D H Lawrence add to wishlist D. H. Lawrence considered WOMEN IN LOVE, his sequel to THE RAINBOW, to be his best novel. It traces the stories of Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen, particularly their romantic entanglements and dilemmas. Ursula marries Rupert Birkin--Lawrence's alter ego--a thoroughly modern and enlightened young man who believes in ideal love based on passion, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Wind Harp more books like this by B J Hoff add to wishlist Hoff's unforgettable characters from "A Distant Music" reunite for an even more gripping, dramatic episode. Maggie has no intention of staying in the coal town of her childhood; her life is in Chicago now. Then she discovers that a hero of her childhood seems destined to become the love of her life. see all copies from $5.86! new only from $5.86! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Storming Heaven more books like this by Denise Giardina add to wishlist In 1921, an army of 10,000 coal miners took up arms and threatened to overthrow the governments of two counties in West Virginia. They were met by U.S. Army gas and bombs. This book recounts the real story of what happened--and tells where it all went wrong. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Coal River more books like this by Michael Shnayerson add to wishlist One of Americas most dramatic environmental battles is unfolding in the coal mines of southern West Virginia. Shnayerson gives readers a novelistic and compelling portrait of the people who have risked their reputations and livelihoods in the fight against King Coal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Lump of Coal more books like this by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illustrator) add to wishlist The bestselling team behind the Series of Unfortunate Events saga unwraps an uproarious, irreverent picture book that introduces the next great holiday hero: one that is small, dark, and flammable. see all copies from $6.39! new only from $7.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Absolute Rage more books like this by Robert K Tanenbaum add to wishlist Marlene Ciampi and Butch Karp (and their three kids) battle no-good-niks in a West Virginia coal mining community in their 14th adventure. This time, the long-standing conflict between two families lead to three gruesome murders, one of whom was the Ciampi/Karp's neighbor back in the Big Apple. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Trapped: The 1909 Cherry Mine Disaster more books like this by Karen Tintori add to wishlist A riveting account of one of the largest mine disasters in American history, "Trapped" captures the epic human drama surrounding the fire that claimed 259 lives on the morning of November 13, 1909 in the depths of St. Paul Mine at Cherry, Illinois. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Unquiet Earth more books like this by Denise Giardina add to wishlist The author of the successful Storming Heaven returns to Appalachia for her acclaimed new novel--winner of the 1992 Lillian Smith Book Award of the Southern Regional Council. The story is a superb saga of three people whose lives entwine in love and politics, in Depression era West Virginia, in the shadow of dying mines and the doomed union ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Growing Up in Coal Country more books like this by Susan Campbell Bartoletti add to wishlist A look at life in the Pennsylvania coal mines via personal interviews, newspaper accounts, mining inspection records, and other original sources. At the turn of the century, coal mining was big business in Pennsylvania and many of the workers were children and immigrants who worked to achieve financial independence in a new world. Illustrated with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Billy Creekmore more books like this by Tracey Porter add to wishlist With only a tin box that holds precious mementos of his beloved mother and mysterious father, Billy Creekmore travels from the coal mines of West Virginia in the early 1900s to the spectacular world of a traveling circus, in search of his past, his future, and his own true self. see all copies from $2.03! new only from $4.20! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	A Blue Moon in Poorwater more books like this by Cathryn Hankla add to wishlist In the summer of 1968, ten-year-old Dorie's brother Willie, a religious fanatic and suspected drug user, returns to town. His return becomes a catalyst for a string of tragic events and Dorie struggles to understand the discrimination in the world around her. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions
16 view cover	Bubbles Ablaze more books like this by Sarah Strohmeyer add to wishlist Hairdresser-reporter Bubbles Yablonsky and her main squeeze stumble into a bizarre murder scene. Soon they are led into a conspiracy linked to a secret cadre of women and a mysterious assassin who wants Bubbles's investigation to go up in flames. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Bloody Williamson more books like this by Paul M Angle add to wishlist Williamson County in southern Illinois has been the scene of almost unparalleled violence, from the Bloody Vendetta between two families in the 1870s through the Herrin Massacre of 1922, Ku Klux Klan activities that ended in fatalities, and the gang war of the 1920s between the Charlie Birger and Shelton brothers gangs. Paul Angle was fascinated ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $12.69! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Ghost's Grave more books like this by P Kehret add to wishlist What Josh thought would be the dullest summer of his life, spent with his eccentric great-aunt, turns chilling when he meets the ghost of a miner killed in a mine explosion and then finds a box of cash buried in the miner's grave. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| SVS
19 view cover	Coal: A Human History more books like this by Barbara Freese add to wishlist The fascinating, often surprising story of how a simple black rock has altered the course of history. . Prized as "the best stone in Britain" by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, powered navies, fueled economies, and expanded frontiers. It made China a twelfth-century superpower, inspired the writing of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Nipper more books like this by Catherine Cookson add to wishlist A Catherine Cookson story of loyalty and determination set against the harsh background of life in a north-eastern mining area in the early 1800s. 15-year-old Sandy loses his job and his home when the small farm he lives on is sold, and then is horrified when "The Nipper" is sold as a pit-pony. see all copies from $2.53! first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	The Coal Tattoo more books like this by Silas House add to wishlist Two sisters can't stand to live together, but can't bear to be apart. One worships the flashy world of Nashville, the other is a devout Pentecostal. One falls into the lap of any man, the other is afraid to even date. One gets pregnant in a flash, the other desperately wants to have child. This is what's at the heart of Silas House's third, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Red Helmet more books like this by Homer H Hickam, Jr. add to wishlist In this hauntingly beautiful and romantic novel, "New York Times"-bestselling author Hickam brings to life the little Appalachian town of Highcoal and a people dedicated to mining coal according to the old ways while struggling with modern problems. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Our Story: 77 Hours That Tested Our Friendship and Our Faith more books like this by The Quecreek Miners add to wishlist The true story of the nine Pennsylvania coal miners, trapped underground for 77 hours in 2002, is told by the miners themselves in this dramatic, riveting first-person account of their actions and emotions, and how they made it through to their dramatic rescue. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Sister Mine more books like this by Tawni O'Dell add to wishlist When the younger sister she had thought was dead arrives on her doorstep, followed closely by a gun-wielding Russian gangster, a shady New York lawyer, and a desperate Connecticut housewife, Shae-Lynn is forced to grapple with the horrible truth she discovers about the life her sister's been living. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Making Sense of the Molly Maguires more books like this by Kevin Kenney, Kevin Kenny add to wishlist A history of the secret labor movement that grew among the Irish coal miners of Pennsylvania in the 19th century. The Molly Maguires arose as a result of the exploitation of laborers by mine owners, and they did not hesitate to wage a campaign of terror against their oppressors, assassinating their enemies and destroying company properties. ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $21.41! \| SVS

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